From: Jeff <jnicoll@bellsouth.net>
DearMYRTLE,
I was looking at your website and noticed the article(s) you had in regards to
cemetery preservation. My name is Jeff Nicoll. I currently live with my wife in
Mobile, AL, but I grew up in Travis County, Texas, and actually recognized the
area described in them. My wife and I belong to an organization here in Alabama
called the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance (ACPA) and are the County
Representatives for Mobile County. This organization was formed several years
ago to help bring to light the plight of historic cemeteries and their
conditions here in Alabama. There are many cemeteries here in Alabama that are
in the same situation as the cemetery in Sunset Valley. With suburban growth
over the years, many cemeteries that were once on farms, ranches, or in small
communities have now become endangered and in need of rescue.

I noticed in your articles that Terry Grumbles
ran into a lot of the roadblocks that can be in place, but your suggestions and
the actions taken by Mr. Grumbles are a step in the right direction. The idea of
enlisting a local Boy Scout looking for an Eagle Scout Project is a very good
one and one that recently was noted in our local newspaper.

For your reader's and listener's who are wanting
to become involved with these issues some places for them to start are as
follows:

DearJEFF,
I will see that Terry Grumbles receives a copy of your email. Thank-you for your
suggestions. I contacted the USGenWeb Coordinator for Texas, Travis county & the
Texas tombstone project. At least one is planning to link the several columns to
their website as well. Helping people become aware is half the battle. We all
wish that folks would do this for the heretofore unknown cemeteries of our
fore-fathers.